What color is #61593B?

#61593B is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Olive Bark. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #61593B?

The RGB value is 97, 89, 59: 97 red, 89 green and 59 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #61593B?

The complementary color is #3B4361, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #61593B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3:1 and white text 7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#61593B color

#61593B rgb(97, 89, 59)

Shades of brown

The hex color #61593B is a dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38% red, 34.9% green and 23.1% blue (97, 89, 59).

Its hue angle is 47°, with 24% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 39% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Olive Bark (#5F5537), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7:1).

#61593B color codes

HEX	`#61593B`
RGB	`rgb(97, 89, 59)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38%, 34.9%, 23.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(47, 24%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(47, 39%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 39%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.85, -1.76, 18.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.85, 18.64, 95.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.292, 10.002, 5.578)`
Decimal	`6379835`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #61593B, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #61593B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	7:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#61593B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #61593B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #61593b; }
.text { color: #61593b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #61593b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(97 89 59 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #61593b, #56613b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #61593B?: #61593B is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Olive Bark. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #61593B?: The RGB value is 97, 89, 59: 97 red, 89 green and 59 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #61593B?: The complementary color is #3B4361, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #61593B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3:1 and white text 7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.